aquaculture into farming systems. This publication attempts to create a framework for an interdisciplinary approach to research … and education in integrated farming - a fusion of agriculture and aquaculture sciences. …

Reviews the biology and ecology of oysters, and experimental and culture techniques used in the tropics; describes … problems in tropical oyster farming and identifies research needs to further develop this form of aquaculture. Three oyster …

-making (FMDM) research. An existing model which categorises decision research according to purpose as being either Analytical … main discernible types of FMDM research with four being Analytical in purpose (Factors, Processes, Events and Patterns …

This paper looks briefly at ecoregional research: what is commonly meant by the term and how it may be carried out … ecoregional research at ILRI and if the potential benefits of small teams of scientists located in different regions are to be … ecoregional research at ILRI. …

Allocations of research funds across programs are often made for efficiency reasons. Social science research is shown … are simultaneously taken into account. Farm management and marketing research variables are used to explain variations in … research impacts in a way that is less restrictive than popular polynomial distributed lags. Results are reported in terms of …

in key public policies such as commodity income support, environment, stability, research, and rural development. A … necessarily recommended. Improved extension education and human resource development offer some of the most promising public …